Well, we know the Brooklyn Nets were pretty bad last season. They officially took the Sixers’ place as the league’s laughingstock.
I know why you should be laughing. They traded three future unprotected first-round picks for aging superstars Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. With hopes of “winning a title,” they couldn’t get past LeBron and didn’t have a future. The Nets gave Boston two top-3 picks – one going number one – with another lottery pick on the way next year.
Instead of nabbing guys like Jamal Murray, Markelle Fultz and – eventually – Michael Porter Jr.